The Brioche
The Brioche is a painting completed in 1870 by French artist Édouard Manet. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts a brioche loaf resting on a table. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]
| The Brioche | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | Édouard Manet |
| Year | 1870 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.1 cm × 81 cm (25.6 in × 32 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Accession | 1991.287 |
Manet was inspired to paint it after a painting of a brioche by 18th-century artist Jean Siméon Chardin was donated to the Louvre in Paris. In Manet's work the brioche is accompanied by peaches and plums. It is singular among Manet's still-lifes for its formality, and mark the last time he would paint such an elaborate tabletop composition.[2]
La Brioche by Chardin, 1763, Louvre
References
- "The Brioche,1870". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- Mauner, G. L., & Loyrette, H. Manet: The Still-life Paintings. New York: H.N. Abrams in association with the American Federation of Arts, 2000. p. 43. ISBN 0-8109-4391-3.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.